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In Search of Memory's Vessel

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Studio 3C
Year 3
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  • Year 3 Architectural Research Prize

This project explores how memory, habit, and everyday rituals shape our understanding of home, prompted by my grandmother’s stroke and the disruption of her routine. Through gardening, cooking, and walking, fragmented memories are reconstructed and embedded in space through sensory familiarity. By mapping daily rhythms across the home and garden, the work reimagines the domestic space as a living archive—formed through inherited gestures, personal history, and the quiet repetition of care.

The space is shaped by my grandmother’s Thai-Chinese porcelain collection, which grew with family memories. Scattered through the home, the pieces now hold emotional weight, centering family life around the staircase and garden.

Central Space

The space is shaped by my grandmother’s Thai-Chinese porcelain collection, which grew with family memories. Scattered through the home, the pieces now hold emotional weight, centering family life around the staircase and garden.

This room is dedicated to my grandmother’s love of gardening, antiques, and jewellery making. Bathed in soft afternoon light, it holds quiet nostalgia, preserving her workspace, Buddhist prints, and the memories woven through time and objects.

Garden Room

This room is dedicated to my grandmother’s love of gardening, antiques, and jewellery making. Bathed in soft afternoon light, it holds quiet nostalgia, preserving her workspace, Buddhist prints, and the memories woven through time and objects.

I designed a workspace for my grandmother, a former jeweler, inspired by her love for ornate detail and antique collecting. The space honors her craftsmanship and the care she brings to curating beauty in the everyday.

Desk

I designed a workspace for my grandmother, a former jeweler, inspired by her love for ornate detail and antique collecting. The space honors her craftsmanship and the care she brings to curating beauty in the everyday.

Early morning on the verandah is filled with warm light and nostalgia. Grandpa reads his newspaper as the radio hums, while grandma tends the garden nearby. Birds gather at his feet, their daily visit turn routine into a living archive of memory.

Verandah

Early morning on the verandah is filled with warm light and nostalgia. Grandpa reads his newspaper as the radio hums, while grandma tends the garden nearby. Birds gather at his feet, their daily visit turn routine into a living archive of memory.

The garden is an archive of memory, where tools, porcelain, and plants carry traces of daily life. Each object reflects a moment, and together they form a living landscape of routines, care, and the quiet passing of time.

Perspective

The garden is an archive of memory, where tools, porcelain, and plants carry traces of daily life. Each object reflects a moment, and together they form a living landscape of routines, care, and the quiet passing of time.

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